Baby Gifts and Decor
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One Hour Crocheted Baby Beanie Pattern, 0-12 Months, With A Button On Top!
After realizing that the sweet little one hour crocheted bonnet that I made last week wasn’t quite right for the new baby boy in the extended family, I decided to make the quickest little crocheted baby hat that I know: the one-hour crocheted baby beanie, with a little crocheted button cover (omiting the actual button)on…
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Crocheted Baby Bonnet With Ties That You Can Make In An Hour!
There is a new baby boy in the extended family which means it is time to get back to some crocheting so that I’ll have a handmade gift when we travel a few hours away for the Bris! I have been known to crochet gifts while in the car on the way to visit the…
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Drinking Straw Garlands Are A Perfect Way To Use Scraps!
Crafting with drinking straws is so much fun, especially when the colors are fabulous like these, and when there are so many ways to make quick and great looking decorations for the holidays, for birthdays or just because! Today I wanted to share with you three ways to make garlands from little scraps that you…
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Giant Tassels Wall Decor, Great Yarn Buster!
While I have yet to show you photos of this year’s succah, (and I may never, as there just wan’t time to take proper photos……sigh) I did want to share with you one of the crafts I made while pulling an all-nighter before the holiday started: giant stash buster tassels! I have to say, I…
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Make Mini Decorative Yarn Balls To Use Instead Of Pom Poms!
I am on a missions to make quick decorations for our succah (less than one week to go and not many free days, yikes!) that will also diminish my odds and ends of yarn. For starters instead of laboring over pom poms, I’m making tons of small decorative yarn balls which look great, and I’m…
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Paint A Fun Watercolor Chameleon Wall Hanging For Your Child’s Room!
After we painted watercolor strawberries and watercolor apples and pomegranates, I am still loving the idea of using watercolors in so many fun ways, so I thought I’d paint something fun for my twelve year old son’s room, as he just got his own room for the first time ever! Now that I’ve made this…
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Quick No-Sew Apple Craft Using Upcycled Materials!
I have no computer at the moment and am typing on an iPad, but wanted to share this recycled materials Apple craft with you. fortunately I had uploaded the photos to my blog before my computer got very sick and had to be sent to the hospital an hour and a half drive from…
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Paper Clip Mini Mobiles That Make Adorable Decorations Anytime!
When we were picking up school supplies last week I just couldn’t resist these colorful paperclips as I was quite sure they could be used for something, but what other than a chain? Well, here you have it, my first paper clip craft, mini mobiles made using just paperclips and recycled plastic bottles! I know,…
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A Crocheted Bobble Stitch Heart Potholder That Will Not Be A Potholder!
With all the time and energy spent on keeping my active boys happy during their brief summer vacation, you can well understand that at last I decided to take some time for myself and crochet this bobble stitch heart potholder based on the lovely pattern that you can see on sew simmer and stir. After…
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Two Row Crocheted Hexagons That You Join As You Go and Go and Go……
If you are looking for a fun take-along crochet project and weaving in tons of ends doesn’t faze you, so do give this two row crocheted hexagon pattern a try! I joined them by crocheting them together during the second row. I really thought I was following the pattern, but I see that mine has…
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Butterfly Mobile For Birthdays And Babies!
As part of my daughter’s butterfly themed birthday, I also made a fun mobile to hang from the chandelier over our dining room table, and it looks fantastic given how very simple it was to make! Yes, it is true those little tie dyed looking small butterflies that I actually bought (gasp!) on account of…
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Crocheted Heart Shaped Basket Made From Rope!
You may think I’m getting a bit of a late start on heart shaped crafts, but truthfully a heart shaped crocheted basket made from rope can be a truly great thing to crochet anytime of year! This sturdy little basket would be a great way to display beloved treasures, a fun prop for a DIY…